Improvement in juivip-seats for carriages



L. W. BLESSING.

Jump-Seats for Carriages. No.15l349, Patented May 26,1874.

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LnWIs W. nLnssINe, or WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.

IMPROVEMENT EN JUMP-SEATS FOR CARRIAGES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 5511,349, dated May26,1574; applicaiitn tiled April 27, 1874.

To all lwhom -zt may concern:

Beit known that I, LEwIs W. BLEssINe, of 'Vilmington, in the county ofNew Castle and State of Delaware, have invented a certain Improvement inJump-Seats for Vehicles, of which the following is a specification:

This invention relates to th at class of wheeled vehicles the body ofwhich is provided with a sliding and folding seat, so arranged that itmay be converted from a sin gie-seat to a doubleseat vehicle, and viceversa.

My improvement consists, first, in carrying the sliding seat uponhorizontal rearwardlyprojecting' arms of standards connected by slidesto guides or ways upon the side sills of the body; second, in amechanism for operating the sliding seat, consisting of two connectedcrank-arms pivoted to the sills, and two pitmen connecting the cranks tothe respective sliding standards, the arrangement being such that thecranks and pitmen will be about in line horizontally, and thus lock thestandards when the seat is arranged in either its extreme forward orextreme rearward position; third, in so constructing and arranging thefolding seat that when folded it will form a panel or leaf, closing thefront of the box portion of the body directly in front of the slidingseat, to which it can be locked; fourth, in the use, in connection Withfixedhooks on the rear corners ofthe folding seat, of slid ing bars onthe side panels of the body, to which the folding seat can be hooked tosustain it properly in a horizontal position, and which may be projectedmore or less, to regulate the distance between the seats .according` tocircumstances.

In the annexed drawings, Figure l is a perspective of abuggyprovidedwith my improved slidingK and folding seats, both in position, portionsof both seats being broken away to better expose the mechanism formoving the sliding one. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectionthereof, showing the arrangement of vthe parts when the body is usedwith only one seat.

The same letters of reference are used in both gures in the designationof identical parts. Y

The sliding seat A is rmly secured near either end upon the horizontalrearwardlyproj eeting arms B1 of two standards, B, which. riseufrom waysor guides C, secured upon the respective side sills D and D of the bodyE. The standards are fixed to slides C', suitably fitted to the guidesC, and are strengthened by braces B2, as shown. The seat A slides incontact with the top of the sidepanels E of the body, but is nototherwise connected to them; and in sliding it back to its extremerearward position the arms B1 of its supporting-standards are projectedand overhang the top panel E2 of the body. The sliding seat is movedinto either position by cranks F, pivoted to either sill ofthe body, andrigidly united by a connecting-rod, F, extending across from one to theother, and forming a suitable bail by which to turn the cranks, each ofwhich has a wristepin, f, connected by a pitman, G, to another wrist-pinon the slide C. The shifting of the sliding seat from one position intothe other is accomplished by about a half-turn of the cranks, whichstand in either position nearly horizontally, and about in line with thepitman, thus locking the seat, as it were. The folding seat H ispermanently pivoted by links I to suitable bearings z' on side sills ofthe body, and is also provided with hooks K, projecting from its rearcorners, and adapted to hook into eyes Z on bars L, which are arrangedin suitable recesses or seatin thetop of the side panels of the body, asshown in Fig. 1. These bars can be projected more or less, and thefolding seat thus thrown forward more or less. The links permit thefolding seat to be folded down against the bottom of the forwardopen-sided end of the body, so that ready access can be had to the rearseat. In converting the vehicle from a double-seated to a single-seatedone, the folding seat is first unhooked and its supporting-bars Lpushedinto their seats 5 then the sliding seat is moved forward, and, finally,the other seat folded against the cleat 7L on the side panels, as shownin Fig. 2. The then upper edge of the folding seat will be directlyunder the forward edge of the sliding seat, an d its lower edge rest onthe cross-sill'h of the body.

By means of a lock, H', on the folding seat, and a corresponding keeper,A', on the sliding seat, the two can be locked together, the foldingseat performing the office of aleaf, closing the box portion of thebody. This construetion and disposition admit of making the folding seatof the same, or very nearly the same, length as the sliding seat. Itsend rails H2 are made to fold as usual.

That I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. The combination of the sliding seat A, standards B, having'horizontal arms B1, slides C', and guides C, substantially as speeied.

2. The sliding standards of the seat A, in combination with the pitman Gand crank F, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. The folding-seat H, hinged to links I, and provided With a look, H',in combination with the sliding seat A, having a keeper, A',substantially as and for the purpose speeilied.

4. The folding seat II, carrying fixed hooks K, in combination With theadjustable sliding bars L, having eyes l', substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speeiiieation in thepresence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

Vitnesses: LEWIS W. BLESSING.

EDMUND B. FRAZER, CHAs. F. SMITH.

